The Real McCoy is a 1993 American heist crime film, directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer and Terence Stamp.[1]
| The Real McCoy | |
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| Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
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| Cinematography | Denis Crossan |
| Edited by | Peter Honess |
| Music by | Brad Fiedel |
Production companies | Bregman/Baer Productions, inc. |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (USA & Canada) Capella International (International) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $24 million |
| Box office | $6,484,246 |
Plot
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Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated, Karen was the bank robber of her time but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life.
Unfortunately, between a dirty parole officer, old business partners and an idiot ex-husband, McCoy will have to do the unthinkable to save her son and new heartthrob J.T.: another bank job.
Cast
edit- Kim Basinger as Karen McCoy
- Val Kilmer as J.T. Barker
- Terence Stamp as Jack Schmidt
- Gailard Sartain as Gary Buckner
- Zach English as Patrick
- Deborah Hobart as Cheryl Sweeney
- Pamela J. Hobart as Kelly
- Andy Stahl as Mr. Kroll
- Dean Rader-Duval as Lewis
- Norman Maxwell as Hoke
- Marc Macaulay as Karl
- Nick Searcy as Roy Sweeney
Reception
editBox office
editThe Real McCoy grossed $6,484,246 in the United States, with no international showings. In its first weekend the film grossed $2,705,425, which was 41.7% of the film's total earnings.[2]
Critical response
editThe film earned negative reviews from critics. The Real McCoy holds an 22% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 4.13/10.[3] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 2 stars, saying, "... "The Real McCoy" took me back to... heist movies where a bank vault was subjected to high-tech manipulations by athletic super-crooks... those same scenes apparently took the film's authors back to the very same sources, since "The Real McCoy" recycles the same devices, not quite as well as the originals."[4]
References
edit- ^ Canby, Vincent (September 10, 1993). "A Burglar, Once, but Also a Mom". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "The Real McCoy". The Numbers. n.d. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "The Real McCoy (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (September 10, 1993). "The Real McCoy". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2018.